ESG News & CommentaryThursday 11. of December 2008 KLD CELEBRATES 20 YEARS OF SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE INVESTING (SRI) RESEARCH LEADERSHIPBoston, MA, December 11, 2008 – KLD Research & Analytics, Inc. of Boston, MA, is proud to mark its 20th year of leadership in socially responsible investing (SRI). Since 1988, KLD has helped transform SRI from a niche offering into a comprehensive risk-management investment model – the fastest growi... Monday 24. of November 2008 Innovest Named Best ESG Research FirmInnovest Strategic Value Advisors is pleased to announce that, for the second year in a row, it has won the global ESG Leader Award for the best Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Consultancy/Research House. Thursday 13. of November 2008 Report on UK Fund Managers Finds Room for Improvement on ESG IssuesFairPensions surveys thirty of the largest asset managers and finds relatively strong performance in governance but insufficient attention to climate change and social issues. Thursday 06. of November 2008 UBS Investment Bank Acquires Minority Interest in GMINew York, November 6, 2008 - GovernanceMetrics International (GMI), the corporate governance research and ratings firm, announced today that UBS Investment Bank has purchased a minority stake in the company. Monday 03. of November 2008 On ESG Proxy Voting PatternsState Street Corporation is a respected leader in the financial services industry and State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has a long track record of responsive service to investment management clients. Wednesday 29. of October 2008 KLD Indexes and FTSE Group Announce New Global Partnership; Global Index Provider FTSE to Offer Indexes in Partnership with Sustainability/SRI Index Leader KLDBoston, MA and New York, NY October 28, 2008 – KLD Research & Analytics, Inc., the leading provider of environmental, social and governance (ESG) research and indexes, and global index leader FTSE today announce a strategic partnership to offer a comprehensive suite of ESG indexes. FTSE will collabo... Wednesday 29. of October 2008 UNEP Launches Green Economy Initiative as Green New DealUnited Nations program warns against retreat from sustainability and proposes global economy based on environment and natural infrastructure.. SocialFunds.com -- Rejecting notions that the current economic crisis mandates a retreat from the embrace of sustainable business practices, the United Natio... Monday 27. of October 2008 Shareholder Support for Environmental and Social Issues Remains Strong Despite Economic FearsInvestor interest in social and environmental issues remains strong, despite the downturn in financial markets. Those are the findings of a report recently issued by PROXY Governance, a leading proxy advisory service. The report examines proxy voting issues through September 2008. Further, the repor... Monday 27. of October 2008 KPMG Analysis Shows Number of U.S. Companies Reporting Sustainability Data Has Doubled Since 2005NEW YORK, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Twice as many top U.S. companies publicly released sustainability data on their environmental, social and governance information in 2008 compared with three years earlier, and ethics outweighed economics for the first time as the primary reason for such disclosures,... Thursday 23. of October 2008 Investors call on SEC to require better disclosure on climate change and other risksWASHINGTON D.C. – Fourteen of the nation’s largest institutional investors called on the Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday to require improved corporate climate risk disclosure and—for the first time—address a broader range of environmental, social and governance risks, or so-called “ESG”... |
Your Company's ESG - Environmental, Social, and Governance Factors Are Mattering More Now to Institutional Investors (By Hank Boerner, CEO - Governance & Accountability Institute) - Published September/October 2007 in Corporate Finance ReviewPopular Movements: A Challenge for Institutions and Managers (By Hank Boerner, CEO - Governance & Accountability Institute) - Published March/April 2005 in Corporate Finance ReviewEnvironmental, Social, and Governance Concerns Converging on The Corporate World (By Hank Boerner, CEO - Governance & Accountability Institute) - Published July/August 2008 in Corporate Finance Review |
